Systematic contracting which involves students, parents, and teachers negotiating common issues is a time-limited cognitive-behavioral intervention that has the potential to maximize psychologists' impact upon schools. (BW)

An intensive study of nine elementary classrooms over a three-month period was conducted to analyze the extent to which teaching and learning behaviors change when computers are used for instruction. Findings are reported for both directive (computer-assisted instruction) and interactive (programing) learning experiences. (TE)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Utah State University Protocol Modules that are designed to improve the classroom management skills of elementary teachers brought about significant changes in the teacher use of these skills and also changed the amount of on-task and disruptive behavior of pupils in their classes. (Author)

An academic peer interaction contingency was introduced into an ongoing token economy program in a class of five emotionally disturbed children with minimal interpersonal skills. Seven behavioral categories of academically relevant and irrelevant behaviors were recorded during multiple baseline, contingency, and follow-up observation periods.…

Under new management! This cafeteria rates four stars for food, atmosphere and working and learning together. (Editor)

In this study, findings consistently support the hypothesis that cognitive style has the most impact during initial learning. (MM)

Develops a theory of discipline that assumes that there are certain commonalities among disciplinary situations that transcend any specific discipline problem. (Author/RK)

A teacher describes his personal experience in working with black students in a community college classroom and how he responded to and dealt with his own uncomfortable feelings about a learning mode which differed from any he had previously encountered. (Editor/RK)

Author set down some notes on his own leadership style, and looked at the problem of providing structure for the groups of students that he leads. (Author/RK)

Describes research on the use of classroom contingency management to reduce poor attendance and tardiness in a community college program. (Editor)

The effects of the Program for Academic Survival Skills (PASS), a group behavior management program, on behavioral observation data and standardized achievement test measures were investigated. Results indicated PASS produced significant gains in survival skills during operation and one week following termination in reading and mathematics periods…

Eight educational propositions support research that reflects the interacting effects of teacher and learner characteristics on educational outcomes. (MM)

The two major goals of this study were (1) to estimate the magnitude of the effects of teaching performance and (2) to determine if some teaching performances were more associated with greater pupil learning than others. (MM)

Reports the importance of children's expectations of social approval to an important achievement behavior, interacting with the teacher. (Author/IRT)